Danielle Downes Email & Phone Number

Hillside, New Jersey

• Effectively plan and deliver lessons in ELA, Writing, Math, Social Studies, and Science that meet the diverse needs of an Inclusion classroom
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of both the special education and general education students in the classroom
• Extend all subject-area curriculums through teacher-created activities to facilitate understanding for all learners and ensure that they are prepared for the NJSLA
• Maintain consistent contact with parents; collect data to make informed decisions about students' academic progress

• Implement VIPKid ELL curriculum on an online platform to students aged 4-12 living in China
• Provide detailed, focused feedback to parents about their child's progress after each 25-minute class
• Assess students at the culmination of each level in order to ensure that they have mastered the content and are ready to move on to the next level

Newark, NJ

• Collaborate in curriculum writing to ensure that the New Jersey Learning Standards are being purposefully implemented
• Extend reading and writing curriculum through teacher-created activities (utilizing the Reading and Writing Workshop framework) to facilitate understanding for all learners and ensure that they are prepared for the NJSLA
• Implement SIOP® Model strategies in daily lessons to extend lesson effectiveness for English Language Learners

Somerset, NJ

• Effectively delivered comprehensive, differentiated CCSS-aligned lessons to fifth grade Language Arts and sixth grade Science students at various learning and developmental levels
• Efficiently managed time and student behavior and kept students focused while adhering to the departmental daily schedule
• Communicated with parents, guardians and administration respectfully and professionally in order to create a well-rounded, supportive learning environment for students

Somerset, NJ

• Assisted in developing an appropriate curriculum and planning highly effective lesson plans that encompassed the CCSS
• Demonstrated expertise in connecting with students and tuning in to their specific learning needs while providing them with clear and concise hands-on exercises that accommodate many learning styles and developmental.

• Substitute taught in classrooms throughout various school districts in the central New Jersey area each week; led students in completing their lessons through active engagement
• Thought quickly and creatively when lesson plans were not available by designing and implementing lesson plans for students at a variety of different learning levels

Flemington, NJ

• Entrusted with all workings of the Events Department for a large family fitness and wellness center
• Effectively and efficiently managed and mentored 20+ youth staff members in the planning and coordination of both weekly and special events; created fun, safe and kid-friendly party themes and planned and oversaw.

Somerset, NJ

• Mentored two deaf, developmentally disabled adults and assisted with life skills such as healthy eating, exercise, developing relationships with others, community involvement and self-care
• Received annual trainings in nutrition, crisis management, universal health precautions, sign language and others

Center For Effective School Practices - Alternate Route Certification Program, Elementary Education And Teaching

Ba, Communication And Media Studies, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honor Society

Communications

Fall 2009 study abroad semester.

Education record